No tangs for me. Only a 65G. Was dealing with low nutrients for a while (1-2 nitrates and 0 phos) now my nitrates like 20 lol.
The coralline does not look healthy. There are patches where it looks eaten or flaked off. The green algae is growing on it probably because of its poor health.Hey everyone, over the last year I noticed corraline growing on my back wall. So I wanted to leave it alone and let it take over. I've noticed over the last 4 months a green algae has grown on top, or trying to compete.
Just want a perspective before or if I put a plan of action:
Scrape or DONT SCRAPE?
How'd you get them up, just more feeding or are you dosing
I was going to dose but my hunch told me to try au natural. Literally fed reef roids every other day and upped fish feeding twice a day for a few weeks.
Ok. Any help on turning that around?
I would concentrate on keeping the big 5 params stable, not chasing numbers, just stable trends. After a few months of playing mad scientist with testing, your green algae will have no choice but to die off and coralline take over.
I would leave it and let nature do it’s thing. Use it as a guide to see how your husbandry is going. Just my opinion.
Thanks! That's exactly what I was looking for...people's opinions!
Sorry no clue, but I see in your latest post you might have found a possible cause.
Doing the almost exact thing. Been feeding roids everyday to raise Po4.
Ya. I'd rather have a lil green than Dinos or cyano anyway tho. So you'd scrape it huh?
Not scrape. Going to lightly scrub with a magnet float. At least I’m hoping to save most of the coralline that way. If I pull the magnet part off then a light scrub might do it.
Agree with you there!!
look up dosing with vodka trust me does wonders!Hey everyone, over the last year I noticed corraline growing on my back wall. So I wanted to leave it alone and let it take over. I've noticed over the last 4 months a green algae has grown on top, or trying to compete.
Just want a perspective before or if I put a plan of action:
Scrape or DONT SCRAPE?
That'd be awesome!! Throw in some pics. I usually like to do a bi-yearly large water change....I think I'm due for one. But...I also don't want to strip all the nutrients out. But it's been about 6 months since I've done that (30%day 1 30% 2 days after and 30% 2 days after that).
Unless things get out of control I don't like to dose my tank. I did have a GHA outbreak that I couldn't control, so I did give a very conservative dose of vibrant (half of a half recommended dose). I read once you start to dose things you'll have to continuously do that.
